A HARE AND A CAT.
[TO THR EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."'
SIR, —As a very old reader of the Spectator I am taking the liberty of sending you a description of a very interesting little incident which was witnessed by my wife and some friends the other day from the verandah of our house. The verandah, I may say, is about ten feet above the level of the lawn. There is a considerable stretch of ground round the house, and my wife and I have always endeavoured to attract birds and harmless wild animals to the place. In con- sequence of this we see hares on the lawn every other night. On the particular occasion of which I now speak there was a hare which was behaving in an altogether extraordinarily kittenish manner—if I might so describe it—and on seeking for
the cause we found that our Persian cat—a fine big animal— and the hare were playing together. At first they -had evidently a game of " hide-and-seek" in view, but ultimately they came to closer quarters and played together just like two kittens—getting on their hind legs, cuffing one another on the head and running away, only to start over again. The Persian got tired, of the game very soon—he is getting old— and retired with the air of being "fed-up." I have never beard of anything quite like this before, and I wonder whether any of your readers have.—I am, Sir, &c.,
WM. CULLEN.
Dynamite Factory, Moddetiontein, Transvaal.
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